NGC 3305
| Galaxy NGC 3305 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 36 m 11.7 s |
| declination | -27 ° 09 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 1060 LGG 211 |
| Redshift | 0.013099 +/- 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 3927 +/- 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(166 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.0 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 24, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3305 • PGC 31421 • ESO 501-G030 • MCG -04-25-031 • 2MASX J10361183-2709439 • SGC 103351-2654.2 • LDCE 0729 NED131 | |
NGC 3305 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 166 million light years from the Milky Way and is a member of the Abell 1060 Hydra cluster .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 24, 1835 .